BA (Hons) Accounting with Finance
University of Portsmouth
Key Information
Campus location
Southsea, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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* for UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students/EU residents | £16,200/year: international students
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Introduction
Modern accountancy isn't all about number crunching and spreadsheets. As an accountant, you must understand, visualise and present financial data to ensure businesses make the right decisions. You'll be at the heart of the business, analysing performance and informing strategy.
This degree focuses on modern accountancy skills. You'll learn to inform and persuade using numbers. You'll work in small groups that replicate the workplace, focusing on teamwork, real-world case studies and developing strategy from financial data.
From your second year, you'll be able to tailor your learning to your area of specialist interest, choosing your modules to focus on:
- professional modules: take the fastest route to become an ACCA chartered accountant
- finance modules: your best preparation route for working in banking or investment management
- analytics modules: combine accounting with data analysis, including data cleaning, visualisation and modelling
The course is accredited by three key accounting bodies (ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW), so whichever route you take, you'll have many exemptions from professional exams.
Course highlights
- Be taught by professionally qualified accountants who have industry experience with companies such as KPMG, Deloitte and HSBC.
- Get on the fast track to becoming a chartered accountant through our accredited exemptions from professional exams with three global accounting bodies.
- Be employment-ready by using industry-standard software and databases such as Oracle, SAP, Sage and S&P Capital IQ.
- Choose options in business analytics to develop the skills that modern accounting needs.
- Benefit from the opportunity to gain additional certifications, for example, the ACCA Data Analytics Certificate
- Gain a Bloomberg Certificate (a trading platform that's used by 250,000 financial service professionals) in our dedicated Bloomberg Suite
- Apply your learning by helping student entrepreneurs and local charities such as Age Concern and The Rowans Hospice with their finances
- Feel supported throughout your studies through our peer mentoring, maths support and our team of friendly staff who'll get to know you well
Accredited by
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
This means that in addition to achieving a degree, you receive exemptions from ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW professional examinations. This course offers the maximum number of exemptions for ACCA and CIMA (dependent on the modules you choose to take).
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Modules
Year 1
Core modules
- Organisations and Accounting – 20 credits
- Toolbox for Accounting Professionals – 20 credits
- Introduction to Finance for Accountants – 20 credits
- Introduction to Data Analytics – 20 credits
- Economics – 20 credits
- Economics – 20 credits
Year 2
Core modules
- Financial Management – 20 credits
- Financial Reporting – 20 credits
- Financial Reporting – 20 credits
- Critical Issues in Accounting and Finance – 20 credits
Optional modules
- Study Abroad (Year Long) – 120 credits
- Taxation – 20 credits
- Accounting Packages and Systems – 20 credits
- Business Law – 20 credits
- Modern Foreign Language (IWLP) – 20 credits
- Investment Analysis – 20 credits
- Bloomberg (Level 5) – 0 credits
- Accounting in the Community (Level 5) – 0 credits
- Business Analytics – 20 credits
Placement year (core)
- Business and Law Undergraduate Work Placement – 0 credits
Year 3
Core modules
- Advanced Global Financial Management – 20 credits
- Advanced Financial Reporting – 20 credits
- Strategic Management Accounting – 20 credits
Optional modules
- Independent Study Project – 20 credits
- Dissertation – 40 credits
- International Financial Management – 20 credits
- Auditing – 20 credits
- Bloomberg (Level 6) – 0 credits
- Accounting in the Community (Level 6) – 0 credits
- Business Analytics – 20 credits
- Strategic Management – 20 credits
- Financial Investment Project – 20 credits
- Professional Accounting Practice – 20 credits
Work placement year
You can boost your employability by taking an optional paid placement year between years 2 and 3 of your degree. Previous students have had placements in organisations such as:
- Deloitte
- PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
- NBC Universal
- Siemens
- Decathlon
- Metropolitan Police Service
Many of our students are offered graduate jobs by their placement employers.
Career Opportunities
Accountants are needed in good times and bad, and they're needed in every type of business. This means you can apply your skills in any sector you're passionate about, from sports and entertainment to manufacturing, charities, or the arts. You'll also be able to work in other parts of the world as your accredited qualification is recognised internationally.
Our graduates work in accounting practice, the finance departments of large corporations, and the finance sector.
Previous graduates of this course have got jobs at companies such as:
- Deloitte
- PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
- Menzies LLP
- HWB Accountants
- EY Global (Ernst & Young)
- JPP Financial
- Barclays
- Lockheed Martin UK
- Lloyds Register
- J P Morgan
- Grant Thornton
- Royal Bank of Scotland
Graduates of this course have secured jobs as:
- accountant
- auditor
- finance analyst
- financial consultant
- investment broker
- control analyst
- financial reporting analyst
- tax analyst
If you decide at the end of your studies that you don't want to qualify as an accountant, there are many other options open to you. The data analysis and problem-solving skills you'll develop in this course will open many other doors.
You could also choose to continue your studies at the postgraduate level or set up your own business with help and support from the University.
Ongoing career support – up to 5 years after you graduate
Get work experience while you study with support to find part-time jobs and volunteering opportunities. Towards the end of your degree and after graduation, you'll get 1-to-1 support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to find your perfect role. On top of this, you'll get bespoke careers to support through our faculty 'career-ready' programme.
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